Alexander CALDWELL

(1830-1917)

Senate Years of Service:

1871-1873

Party:

Republican

CALDWELL, Alexander, a
Senator from Kansas; born at Drakes Ferry, Huntingdon County, Pa.,
March 1, 1830; attended the public schools; enlisted in 1847 as a
private in the Mexican War; moved to Columbia, Pa., in 1848;
employed in a bank and subsequently went into business for himself;
moved to Leavenworth, Kans., in 1861 and engaged in the
transportation of military supplies to the various posts on the
plains; engaged in the building of railroads, especially the
Missouri River and Kansas Central Railroad; elected as a Republican
to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1871, to March
24, 1873, when he resigned; manufactured wagons and carriages
1877-1897; president of the First National Bank of Leavenworth
1897-1915; died in Kansas City, Mo., May 19, 1917; interment in
Mount Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kans.

Bibliography

Dictionary of American Biography; LaForte, Robert S.
“Gilded Age Senator: The Election, Investigation, and
Resignation of Alexander Caldwell, 1871-1873.” Kansas
History 21 (1998-99): 234-255.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present